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Buds in pairs
SYCAMORE Acer pseudoplatanus Buds opposite with green scales
FIELD MAPLE Acer campestre Buds opposite, hairy, grey-brown,
SILVER MAPLE Acer saccharinum Red stems, buds red/green, in pairs.
ELDER Sambucus nigra Twig green. Buds opposite, brown. Often green tips as they may leaf early.
ASH Fraxinus excelsior Buds cone like black, opposite. Twig swollen at tip.
HORSE CHESTNUT Aesculus hippocastanum Large sticky buds, red-brown. leaf scar like horseshoe with nail holes.
PURGING BUCKTHORN Rhamnus cathartica Buds officially in pairs, although occasionally one bud may slip down below the other.
DOGWOOD Cornus sanguinea. Buds in pairs, stem red in light, green in shade.
GUELDER ROSE Viburnum opulus Stem angular, buds opposite.
Buds alternate
LONDON PLANE Platanus x hispanica Buds cone-like, alternate.
SWEET CHESTNUT Castanea sativa Bud oval, red-brown
SALLOW Salix caprea Bud greenish-red, spiral on stem
WHITE WILLOW Salix alba. This years growth is golden. Buds spiral on stem
CRACK WILLOW Salix fragilis Buds slender and adpressed, spiral on stem.
BLACK POPLAR Populus nigra betulifolia Twig yellowish, large pointed red-brown buds pressed against the twig.
BERLIN POPLAR Populus x berolinensis Buds long and pointed. Twigs shiny, light brown.
WHITE POPLAR Populus alba Silvery hairs on twig. Buds small brown and pointed.
ASPEN Populus tremula Twig is shiny brown with pointed brown buds.
GREY POPLAR Populus x canescens Buds red-brown, cone like, appear grey due to hairs. The grey hairs rub off.
ENGLISH OAK Quercus robur Buds bunched at tip of shoot. Light brown.
TURKEY OAK Quercus cerris Grey, hairy twigs. Buds with twisting whiskers.
BEECH Fagus sylvatica Shoot slightly zigzag long pointed buds, angled from twig.
HORNBEAM Carpinus betulus Shoot slightly zigzag but with short buds, lying close to twig
SILVER BIRCH Betula pendula Thin twigs, rough to the touch. Small buds, dark brown.
COMMON ALDER Alnus glutinosa Buds stalked, with a mauve bloom. Male catkins wine red.
HAWTHORN or MAY Crataegus monogyna Thorns along stem and at ends of branches. Occasional berry may be retained.
BROAD-LEAVED COCKSPUR THORN Crataegus persimilis Large thorns 2-3 cms along twig
BLACKTHORN or SLOE Prunus spinosa Buds alternate on side shoots which may end in a thorn.
CRAB APPLE Malus sylvestris Twigs hairless and thinner than wild apple.
WILD SERVICE TREE Sorbus torminalis Buds green and rounded. Twigs shiny red-brown to grey-brown.
WHITEBEAM Sorbus aria Buds with green or brown scales, twig grey-brown.
SWEDISH WHITEBEAM Sorbus intermedia Brown buds, greyish when scales break off. Twig shiny.
WILD PEAR Pyrus pyraster Brown pointed buds, alternate.
BIRD CHERRY Prunus padus Twig light brown with white lenticels. Buds pointed, alternate
COMMON LIME Tilia x europaea Twig light green, red above. Bud broadly conical and red.
HAZEL Corylus avellana Pale brown twig, rough, small ovoid buds.
BLACK MULBERRY Morus nigra Buds alternate, broad and pointed